The Musings of a
Petite Small Town Girl Trapped in the
Sunshine State

I admit it, I love packing...even though it stresses me out and I complain to the Hubs EVERY. DARN. TIME. that I am the only one that...

It is a hard divide separating perfection from ease and reality. In a world of social media perfection whether it be on Instagram or on...

Every year I promise myself all of the fun things I am going to do with the kids during the Holiday Break. I am completely blessed in...

I love "Christmas" in Disney. I love that it starts the day after Thanksgiving, I love the music that plays in every park and I love...

I am not sure what happened. With everything that happened with EV, I came out of it, pretty unscathed (minus some of my mental...

I am a complete lover of Summer and all things bright, neon and Lilly Pulitzer, but nothing gets me more excited than Halloween...

I know I already covered what we pack for Disney with a Toddler HERE. Now that we are a family of four, we had to readjust our packing. ...

Prior to Baby D being born, we had been asked by my OB if we planned to have him circumcised. Not for religious reasons at all (although...

I did what every other 'Gram'ing' loving mama did when my child was starting preschool-2 (it is totally a thing...apparently daycare...

I know a lot of mama's are reading the title and are confused or thinking I am a terrible parent for thinking my new little one smells...

Let's just say that between a c-section, having a lot more recovery time then anticipated, a small stint in the NICU and then acclimating...

If there is anything you learn from being in the NICU for five months its that taking copious notes to what is happening not only around...

This is going to be a long one, so buckle in...get some snacks and a glass of wine because I can't have one quite yet. I will be the...

"There is a one in a billion chance of it happening again." I was told this time and time again, by multiple medical professionals. ...

It always boggles my mind the amount of people that thank influencers (celebrities, bloggers, etc.) for sharing their miscarriage story...

Truth?! I have done nothing...zip , zero, zilch and the honest truth is we already have so much stuff! The life lessons of the first and...

WOW! It is hard to believe how much time has passed, but I am finally at the point where I am ready to pick up this blog thing again. I...

I remember the moment being confined to a hospital bed and my disseration chair visiting me in the hospital. She laughed that while a...

Lets face it we all love Target, whether to roam the aisles leisurely, spend hundreds of dollars when you only went in for shavers ( and...

It is amazing how life quickly changes when you have a baby. No matter how you convince yourself that you are going to be that 1% parent...